The fourth spell of monsoon rains continued to lash city consecutively for second day on Friday resulting in death of at least four people till our going topress. Three of the deceased lost their lives due to electrocution, while a 12-year-old boy died after drowning in rainwater. Another boy reportedly also fell into a drain and rescue efforts were underway to save him till the evening, according to officials and rescue services. A 24-year-old woman was electrocuted in Baloch Colony area. Area Station House Officer Ihsan Channa said Farzana Hanif died when she suffered an electric shock inside her home In Junejo Town. The body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) to fulfil legal formalities. In another incident, an 18-year-old, Kaiser Nawaz, died due to electrocution at a shop in Landhi-4, an Edhi Foundation spokesperson said. A 30-year-old man also died after suffering an electric shock on a street near Jangian Hotel in Chakiwara area of Lyari, according to a Chippa spokesperson. The body was shifted to Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi. Meanwhile in Sujrani Town, a 12-year-old boy drowned in a pond of accumulated rainwater. Police said some children were swimming in the pool in Sector 7-D when Talha Tanzeem, 12, drowned and died. In a similar incident, a six-year-old boy fell into a drain in Banaras area of Orangi Town, according to Edhi Foundation and Pirabad Police. As intermittent rain continued in the city, Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar along with other officials visited various areas in the South district and monitored the operation for de-watering of accumulated rainwater and clearing of choking points. On Thursday, at least one person was reported dead due to electrocution while another was injured during rain in Karachi. To prevent the roads from being inundated as seen during last week’s heavy rains, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has been working to clean Karachi’s major storm-water drains on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s directives.
